Create a PDF Portfolio

Click the Create button in the upper-left corner of the toolbar,
and choose PDF Portfolio from the menu.

Choose File > Create > PDF Portfolio.

Choose a layout from the left side of the wizard.

The
list of layouts includes the predefined layouts that ship with Acrobat,
and up to two custom layouts you have imported. If you imported
more than two, only the two most recently imported custom layouts
appear.

Note:

To add a custom layout that you have
loaded on your computer, click Import Custom Layout and
open the file. Layouts have a .nav filename extension.

Click the Add Files button and select
the content to add to the PDF Portfolio. You
can select one or more files.

Click Finish to add the files and save the PDF
Portfolio.

Note:

In Windows, the Acrobat
PDFMaker in Outlook and Lotus Notes can
create PDF Portfolios when you convert email
messages.

Add files and folders to a PDF
Portfolio

You can add content to an existing PDF Portfolio.

From an open PDF Portfolio,
go to Edit mode and do any of the following:

Click
the Add Content panel, and then click Add
Files or Add Folder to add individual
files or a folder of files.

To create a folder, click the Add Content panel,
and then click Create Folder.

To add files from your computer, drag any files or folders
into the PDF Portfolio workspace or onto
a folder.

To move files to a different folder, drag them.

Note:

For best performance, keep the total number of
component files at 15 or less, and the total size of all component
files under 50 MB.

Add web content to a PDF Portfolio

You can link to websites or embed video tags.
Linking to web content is useful when you want to reduce the file
size of the PDF Portfolio.

Click the Add Content panel in the
Layout pane and select an option for adding content.

Select Add Web Content.

Enter a filename and description for the web content that
gets added to your PDF Portfolio. This web
file links to the web content you specify.

Do one of the following:

To link to a website,
select Add A Web Link, and then add the URL.

To embed a video tag, select Add An Embed Tag,
and then paste the video’s embed code. Video-sharing websites usually
include a way to copy a video’s embed code. For example, a website
could include an Embed box that shows the code and other embedding
options.

Convert multimedia files in a PDF
Portfolio (Acrobat Pro)

You can convert the
following component multimedia files to PDF within a PDF Portfolio:
FLV files, SWF files, F4V, mp3. You can also convert these files
to PDF if they are encoded in H.264 (with AAC audio): MOV, M4V,
MP4, 3GP, and 3G2. (H.264 and AAC are encoding and compression options
for movies.)

Note:

To convert AVI or WMV files to PDF, or other
multimedia file types to FLV format, use the Adobe Media
Encoder. This application is available in the Acrobat
X Suite or Creative Suite.

In Edit mode, right-click/Control-click one or
more multimedia files in the PDF Portfolio and
select Convert To PDF.

If a dialog box appears, specify the options as needed
and click OK.

Remove files and folders from a
PDF Portfolio

If you delete a folder, all of the files within
it are deleted from the PDF Portfolio.

In
Edit mode, select one or more files or folders in the PDF
Portfolio and press Delete. Or click the Delete File
icon on the card, if available.

Customize a PDF Portfolio (Acrobat
Pro)

In Edit mode, you can customize the layout, theme, and
color scheme. You can also customize the Details view with columns
that you choose or create yourself.

Change the PDF Portfolio layout

PDF Portfolio layout
options enable you to present content in a layout that best fits
your needs. For example, the Click-Through layout allows readers
to flip through files in the PDF Portfolio one
at a time. In all layouts, each file appears on a card with an image
(if available) and information about the document, such as the filename.

You
can also create your own custom layouts, which can require some
developer skills.

In Edit
mode, do any of the following:

To select a layout,
click Portfolio Layouts in the Layout pane,
and select one from the list.

To use a custom layout, click Import Custom Layout.
Navigate to the custom layout on your computer and open it. Layout
files have a .nav extension. The layout appears in the Portfolio
Layouts list where you can select it. Imported layouts
are permanently added to the Custom Layouts section
of the Portfolio Layouts panel.

Change the visual appearance

To select a theme, click Visual Themes in
the Layout pane, and select one from the list.

To use a custom theme, click Import Custom Theme.
Navigate to the custom theme on your computer and open it. The theme
is immediately applied to your PDF Portfolio and
appears in the Visual Themes list as “Custom.”
Unlike custom layouts, custom themes apply only to the current PDF
Portfolio and are not permanently added to the Visual
Themes panel. Themes are created in Adobe Flash Professional or
Adobe Flash Builder and have a .swf extension.

To change the colors in a visual theme, click Color
Palettes in the Layout pane and choose a different palette.

To create a custom color palette, in the Color
Palettes panel, click Create From Existing and
specify the colors.

To change the properties of a background color, first select
a color palette, and then click Background. Specify background color
properties as desired.

To add an image as the background, click Background in the
Layout pane. In the Background Image area,
select an image from the list or click Choose New to
add an image from your computer. Specify image properties as desired.

Add a header

The header appears at the top of the layout, and can contain
important information like a logo, company name, and contact information.
The header can include text, images, or both, and can be arranged
in various ways.

In Edit mode, click the empty band at the top of the
edit window. The Header Properties panel
appears near the bottom of the Layout pane.

Empty header area in a <span class="uicontrol">PDF Portfolio</span>

Select a template from the list in Header Properties.

In the header area, click in the boxes to add content. To
add text, double-click to show the insertion point.

In the Text and Image Properties panels,
specify size, background color, font, and other properties.

Additional resources

For videos on customizing a PDF Portfolio,
see the following resources: